Congressman Ted Yoho - Representing the 3rd District of Floridahttps://yoho.house.gov/rss.xml
enAmerican LNG Summit takes place Thursday in San Juan’s convention centerhttps://yoho.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/american-lng-summit-takes-place-thursday-in-san-juan-s-convention-center
<p>SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Jenniffer González, and Florida Rep. Ted Yoho will host the 2019 American LNG Summit Thursday, March 21 at the San Juan Convention Center.</p>
<p>“Puerto Rico should be the Caribbean hub for natural gas instead of Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago,” González told Caribbean Business when asked why the summit was being held in Puerto Rico.</p>
<p>The summit comes two weeks after the island’s Energy Bureau rejected the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (Prepa) integrated resource plan, which relies on natural gas and renewables, as the island intends to approve a new regulatory framework that would require using renewable energy sources by 2050.</p>
<p>González said liquified natural gas is not incompatible with the regulatory framework because “the important thing is that we are moving away from coal and fossil fuels.”</p>
<p>The congresswoman recently introduced legislation to study the potential for offshore wind energy development in the U.S. territories.</p>
<p>She also noted the recent contract convert two plants at a San Juan power complex to use natural gas, which should result in energy savings once completed.</p>
<p>“This is a summit to analyze the challenges in the market,” she said.</p>
<p>The summit includes the participation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló; José Ortiz, the executive director of Prepa; Anthony Maceira, executive director of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority; Ricardo Llerandi, executive director Puerto Rico Trade and Export Co.; Manuel Laboy, Secretary of Economic Development; and Johnny Mendéz, speaker of Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives.</p>
<p>Prepa’s Ortiz will speak about the utility’s transformation and discuss an LNG plan.</p>
<p>In addition, the U.S Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of State, the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau, private sector leaders and delegations from Spain, Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Turkey, the European Union and Canada will be participating as well.</p>
<p>At the event, topics such as infrastructure development, the future of gas imports and exports, the regulatory environment, LNG’s role in national security, emerging LNG technologies and opportunities, bunkering and transportation, and Puerto Rico’s outlook in releation to LNG will be discussed.</p>
<p>As part of the summit, the congresswoman and several participants will meet with maritime executives and other companies that operate LNG on the island.</p>
<p>To register for the event, visit https://goo.gl/forms/P9Cnkdi3Sc5R1mqY2</p>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 13:09:48 -040063https://yoho.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/american-lng-summit-takes-place-thursday-in-san-juan-s-convention-centerYoho, Gonzalez-Colon to host 2019 American LNG Summit in Puerto Ricohttps://yoho.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/yoho-gonzalez-colon-to-host-2019-american-lng-summit-in-puerto-rico
<p><strong>Washington, D.C</strong>. — Today, Congressman Ted Yoho and Congresswoman Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon will host the 2019 American LNG Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This is the second summit of its kind to be held, the first of which was hosted by Congressman Ted Yoho in Jacksonville, FL in August 2018.</p>
<p>More than 80 different organizations, agencies, industry professionals, elected officials and diplomats will come together for a two-day summit to explore the current status of American LNG and its future across the globe. This summit comes on the heels of Congressman Ted Yoho re-introducing the LNG Small Scale Access Act (H.R. 1836) this week which would expedite the approval of natural gas exports equal to or less than 51.1 billion cubic feet per year.</p>
<p>Topics to be discussed include LNG infrastructure development, a look at the global future of gas imports and exports, the regulatory environment, LNG’s role in National security, and emerging LNG technologies &amp; opportunities.</p>
<p><em>“At the end of 2018, demand for LNG has seen a sixty-percent increase from what it was in 2017. We must capitalize on the growth of this energy sector. America has an abundance of LNG and industry leaders to carry it around the world to new and emerging markets,” said Yoho. “That is why we have brought together industry leaders, regulators, and policy makers – but in addition, we have brought in several foreign delegations such as Turkey, Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, the European Union, Canada, Taiwan, Japan and Spain.”</em></p>
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<p>The second day of the summit will include site visits to strategic LNG projects around the island.</p>
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<p>Press is encouraged to attend the 2019 American LNG Summit to learn more and to speak with attendees. The event will be available via Facebook Live on Congressman Ted Yoho’s page.<strong> http://www.Facebook.com/CongressmanTedYoho</strong></p>
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<p></p>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:55:54 -040063https://yoho.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/yoho-gonzalez-colon-to-host-2019-american-lng-summit-in-puerto-ricoTed Yoho, Mike Waltz: Jacksonville, North Florida Will Benefit From Exporting Natural Gashttps://yoho.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/ted-yoho-mike-waltz-jacksonville-north-florida-will-benefit-from-exporting
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Two Republicans representing North Florida in Congress--U.S. Reps. Ted Yoho and Mike Waltz--are championing a proposal to expedite natural gas exports, insisting their bill will help the First Coast. <br />
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Yoho brought out the “Small Scale LNG Access Act” on Monday which “will expedite the approval of natural gas exports equal to or less than 51.1 billion cubic feet per year.” Waltz is cosponsoring the bill. <br />
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“The current permitting process for LNG export facilities is expensive, and small-scale projects often are not cost effective under current conditions,” Yoho’s office noted. “Reducing the time and investment required for small-scale exports will benefit U.S. production, manufacturing, and construction jobs while also reducing trade deficits with the importing country. Increasing LNG exports, even on a small scale, will positively impact the economies of the United States as well as the economies of those receiving U.S. natural gas.”<br />
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“With America’s vast natural gas reserves, JAXPORT in North Central Florida is in a position to be a valuable trading hub to meet global demand for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) exports,” said Yoho on Tuesday. “At the end of 2018, demand for LNG has seen a sixty-percent increase from what it was in 2017. We must capitalize on the growth of this energy sector. Jacksonville is an ideal location to service the needs of the Caribbean, South America, and the rest of the world with abundant, clean-burning American natural gas. This will not only mean good paying jobs regionally but increased economic benefits for our state economy as well.”<br />
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“South and Central American countries have limited alternatives to Maduro’s socialist oil for energy resources,” Waltz said. “This bill makes American liquefied natural gas accessible and cost-effective to regional allies that no longer want to rely on Venezuelan oil.”<br />
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Yoho’s bill was sent to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee. Three Republicans in the Senate--Marco Rubio of Florida and Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy of Louisiana--are championing a similar bill over in the upper chamber.<br />
</p>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -040063https://yoho.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/ted-yoho-mike-waltz-jacksonville-north-florida-will-benefit-from-exportingYoho, Waltz, Introduce Small Scale LNG Billhttps://yoho.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/yoho-waltz-introduce-small-scale-lng-bill
<p><strong>Washington, D.C.</strong> — Today, Congressmen Ted S. Yoho (R-FL) and Michael Waltz (R-FL) introduced the <em><strong>Small Scale LNG Access Act - H.R. 1836</strong></em>. This legislation will expedite the approval of natural gas exports equal to or less than 51.1 billion cubic feet per year.</p>
<p>The current permitting process for LNG export facilities is expensive, and small-scale projects often are not cost effective under current conditions. Reducing the time and investment required for small-scale exports will benefit U.S. production, manufacturing, and construction jobs while also reducing trade deficits with the importing country. Increasing LNG exports, even on a small scale, will positively impact the economies of the United States as well as the economies of those receiving U.S. natural gas.</p>
<p>“With America’s vast natural gas reserves, JAXPORT in North Central Florida is in a position to be a valuable trading hub to meet global demand for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) exports,” <strong>said Yoho</strong>. “At the end of 2018, demand for LNG has seen a sixty-percent increase from what it was in 2017. We must capitalize on the growth of this energy sector. Jacksonville is an ideal location to service the needs of the Caribbean, South America, and the rest of the world with abundant, clean-burning American natural gas. This will not only mean good paying jobs regionally but increased economic benefits for our state economy as well.”</p>
<p>“South and Central American countries have limited alternatives to Maduro’s socialist oil for energy resources,” <strong>Waltz said</strong>. “This bill makes American liquefied natural gas accessible and cost-effective to regional allies that no longer want to rely on Venezuelan oil.”</p>
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<p><em>*Senators, Cassidy (R-LA), Rubio (R-FL), and Kennedy (R-LA) introduced the companion legislation in the Senate.</em></p>
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<p>North Korea’s threat to restart missile testing has American lawmakers looking for new ways to pressure the regime without risking the major conflict that had world leaders on high alert in 2017.</p>
<p>“This damn game's gone on for ... 30 years, and it's gotten more severe,” Ted Yoho, R-Fla., a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told the Washington Examiner. “And then we've got to worry about what China and Russia will do if there is a conflict.”</p>
<p>Yoho wants to intensify economic pressure on North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un by targeting his international patrons, including major financial institutions in neighboring China. Imposing sanctions on such banks would anger officials in Beijing just as President Trump is trying to resolve a trade war with China, but North Korea’s hardline posture has convinced Yoho that it’s necessary.</p>
<p>“China and Russia have been complicit in not enforcing the sanctions, and so we are going after more sanctions on them to hopefully put more pressure on North Korea,” said Yoho, the top Republican on the Foreign Affairs subcommittee for the Asia-Pacific. “China and Russia, they don't want a solution on that peninsula because it keeps us distracted.”</p>
<p>Yoho and California Rep. Brad Sherman, the top Democrat on the Asia-Pacific subcommittee, have long worried that Trump isn’t doing enough to cut China’s economic lifelines to North Korea. They’re renewing their call for Trump to impose sanctions on major Chinese banks that work with the regime, in addition to dozens of shell companies in Hong Kong that launder money for the North Koreans.</p>
<p>“We're looking at the Agriculture Bank of China and the Chinese Construction Bank, and then continually crackdown on anybody that's filtering money through these other places like Hong Kong, [through] shell companies, and just bust them,” Yoho told the Washington Examiner.</p>
<p>Yoho proposed that idea to Trump’s team after the collapse of the February summit in Hanoi, when Kim demanded sanctions relief in exchange for minimal limitations on his nuclear program. The administration tapped the brakes, he said, while awaiting Kim’s next move. A senior North Korean official raised the specter of new missile tests last week, although U.S. officials aren’t certain the country will take that step.</p>
<p>Yoho suspects that North Korea is “posturing” in advance of additional talks, but the latest rhetoric comes amid signs of activity at a key missile test site.</p>
<p>“I think it's a credible threat,” Oriana Skylar Mastro, a Georgetown University professor and China expert at the American Enterprise Institute, told the Washington Examiner. “They would have to implement it in a certain timeline. As weeks or months pass, it becomes less and less credible if they hold on to that moratorium.”</p>
<p>“At this point, it is important that neither side overreact,” Bruce Klingner, a former CIA official who is a now a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, told the Washington Examiner. “Washington should communicate privately to Pyongyang that it remains open to follow-on negotiations, that escalation is counter-productive, and a nuclear or missile test — including a so-called space launch vehicle — would greatly exacerbate tensions.”</p>
<p>Additional missile tests would make North Korea confident that it could consistently deliver nuclear warheads to the United States in the event of a conflict. “Without further testing, it's not reliable,” Mastro explained. “Once they've clearly demonstrated the capability, then the strategic calculus for the United States, for [South] Korea, for Japan, all have to shift.”</p>
<p>Yoho believes it would be "a big mistake” for Kim to test another intercontinental ballistic missile. “We don't want to get into another [round of] threatening rhetoric and fire and fury, it's just Kim Jong Un needs to know this president is very serious about what he said and he will follow through,” the congressman said. "The way he follows through is going to be determined by what Kim Jong Un does.”</p>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:15:51 -040063https://yoho.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/north-korea-missile-threat-has-lawmakers-pushing-china-sanctionsTed Yoho: The results of my service speak for themselveshttps://yoho.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/ted-yoho-the-results-of-my-service-speak-for-themselves
<p>A column published last Sunday was factually incorrect about my stance and I would like to set the record straight using facts — not scorecards.</p>
<p>I do represent one of the poorest districts in the nation and Putnam County — one of the poorest counties in the state. In 2016, Putnam County had a 7 percent unemployment rate, a 64 percent graduation rate, low wages and had received $16.4 million in federal grants for infrastructure, first responder equipment, school and health programs. I did not represent Putnam at that time and, upon re-election, we began to serve that area in January of 2017.</p>
<p>Today I’m happy to report the unemployment has dropped to 4.4 percent, the graduation rate has risen to 84.4 percent, wages have increased by $6,700 on average and federal grants delivered to Putnam County have increased to over $64 million, according to government reports. This money has helped to improve infrastructure, public safety, school programs and affordable housing.</p>
<p>In addition, businesses and developers have been making investments into the county to the tune of nearly $1 billion. And yes, the American Tax Cut and Jobs Act that I voted for has had a major impact in helping turn this county around for the better.</p>
<p>More broadly, we have worked hard to get approval for four new Veterans Affairs facilities in the district and one has already begun construction to serve an underserved area. In addition to these four new VA clinics, we have secured the federal funding for a VA nursing home in Marion County.</p>
<p>Our team has returned over $12 million to constituents in the last six years from government agencies such as the Social Security Administration, the VA and the Internal Revenue Service. Already this year our office returned over $800,000 back to our constituents by mid-March. And yet, none of these tangible victories are reported by The Sun nor mentioned in Greg McGann’s column.</p>
<p>As for climate change initiatives mentioned by McGann, he neglected to mention the work we have done with Seminole Electric to support its conversion from coal to liquefied natural gas-generated electricity. He also neglected to include the $17 million we helped secure for local co-ops to upgrade their grids to make them more efficient and secure. In addition, we have also worked tirelessly to bring multiple solar-farm facilities to the district which produce clean energy for the region.</p>
<p>Finally, I would like to address the blanket statement that I do not support federal employees. During the government shutdown I did vote against the Democrat proposal. I did this because it would have made permanent changes to Congress’s control of the spending. Conveniently not mentioned in this column was that I have several times in the past voted in favor of back pay for federal employees. Unfortunately, the Nancy Pelosi-led Congress has stripped this authority of the purse strings away from a future Congress.</p>
<p>McGann claims I do not represent my constituents. Again, I disagree. Every day, my team and I work extremely hard to represent our constituents who come from a variety of backgrounds. To broadly state that I have not worked on behalf of the many veterans, seniors, students, employers and employees of this district is not only false but maliciously wrong.</p>
<p>I did not run for office for a grade on a scorecard from a political organization. I ran because I wanted to serve my community and get things done. I believe the results speak for themselves.</p>
<p>There are many more initiatives to list but space is short. I would suggest McGann in the future take the time to reach out to me or my office and talk to us and get the facts. After all, you lose credibility by not being informed with the facts.</p>
<p><em>U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho is a Republican representing Florida’s 3rd Congressional District.</em></p>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:35:22 -040063https://yoho.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/ted-yoho-the-results-of-my-service-speak-for-themselvesMembers of Congress Need to support President Trumps Executive Action for the Border Crisishttps://yoho.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/members-of-congress-need-to-support-president-trumps-executive-action
<p><strong>Washington, D. C</strong>. – Congressman Ted S. Yoho (R-FL) gave the following statement after the Senate voted to block President Trump's border emergency declaration.</p>
<p>“I respect the right of Members of Congress who say they cannot in good conscious support executive action to secure our nation’s borders. They claim that it’s unconstitutional and it sets a precedent for future presidents to use executive action to do the same. Some fear a future president could use this executive action to confiscate guns and take away our second amendment rights or attack the first amendment under the guise of a national emergency.</p>
<p>“I would like to remind those Members of Congress that they have a responsibility to secure our nation. The American people have sent us here to solve the nation’s problems, not ignore them. I see three reasons they should support President Trump's tough decision to secure our borders:</p>
<p>1. In 1976, Congress passed the National Emergency Act giving the Chief Executive authority to act in defense of the nation- in 1982 Congress increased presidential authority to act in defense of the country.</p>
<p>2. Most presidents have had to deal with the U.S. borders in one capacity or another and usually, Congress was able to act to support fulfilling the Constitutional duty to provide for the defense of the nation by helping those presidents secure and maintain the U.S. border. But Since President Reagan, Congress has failed to come up with a border-immigration solution.</p>
<p>3. The crisis at the border is escalating. Last month over 76,000 people tried to enter America illegally along our southern border. That number will grow exponentially if this problem continues to be left unchecked and the crisis will not only be outside our border, but within.</p>
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<p>“Congress’s failure to act has created this crisis at the border, not President Trump.</p>
<p>“One Senator claimed, 'this would shred his political soul if we did not stand up to President Trump the same way we did to President Obama for his executive authority overreach.' There’s a major difference between President Obama and Trump's approach to our southern border. Obama broke the law by allowing people to enter the U.S. illegally- jeopardizing American citizens. Whereas, President Trump followed U.S. law to secure our border to keep people out and to protect American citizens because of Congress’s failure to do so.</p>
<p>“Failure to secure our borders has led to the crisis we are experiencing today. Members of Congress who do not support President Trump’s Executive Action to secure our Nation’s border are not fulfilling their Constitutional oath to protect America and are responsible for this emergency. Their constituents will decide their political fate and legacy. Vote wisely, vote to support the President and let’s fix the immigration debacle, so we do not put the United States and her citizens in this situation ever again."</p>
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<p><strong>Washington, D.C. —</strong> Congressman Ted S. Yoho (R-FL) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), released statements addressing short-sighted criticism by lawmakers and industry groups on the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate a suspension agreement between the Department of Commerce and Mexican tomato exporters. In February, Congressman Yoho and Senator Rubio, with bipartisan support from forty-six Senate and House colleagues<strong>,<a href="/sites/yoho.house.gov/files/56960B7439EDD0E28ADF91DC528A11F5.19.02.01-smr-et-al-letter-to-commerce-ross-re-tomato-suspension-agreement.pdf"> urged</a></strong> Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to withdraw from the flawed agreement.</p>
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<p>“For too long, our domestic tomato industry has been harmed by Mexican producers dumping tomatoes into the U.S. market. I am confident that the Department of Commerce made the right decision to withdraw from the Tomato Suspension Agreement, so these unfair trading practices can be properly addressed. Our domestic producers must have a level playing field, and that requires the enforcement of rules that guarantee fair trade.”</p>
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<p>“Washington’s willingness to sacrifice entire domestic industries and local production just to shave pennies off the costs that American consumers might pay for products is one of the main reasons why Donald Trump is president today. He rightly understood there is no dignity for American workers in buying cheaper, imported goods without domestic production supporting jobs, paychecks, and livelihoods. Florida benefits greatly from fairly traded imports through some of the best seaport infrastructure in the world. Unfortunately, Mexican seasonal fruit and vegetable imports continue to pour in across the southern border with little regard for the rules that are supposed to guarantee that freely imported goods are also fairly traded.”<br />
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“The faulty economic foundation created by this unfair foreign trade continues to enrich Mexican producers and domestic importers and distributors at the expense of domestic producers. We cannot stand by as some profit from unfair fruit and vegetable imports directly at the expense of their neighbors and countrymen. Fortunately, President Trump and Secretary Ross understand the importance of an economy that values both domestic production and fairly traded import goods. After all, free, fair, and reciprocal trade should not just be a slogan, it must be the only way of doing business with the United States of America.”</p>
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<p> </p>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -040063https://yoho.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/yoho-rubio-fire-back-in-defense-of-us-farmers-administrationNorth Florida Congressmen Want to Make Things Easier When Veterans Transition to Civilian Workforcehttps://yoho.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/north-florida-congressmen-want-to-make-things-easier-when-veterans
<p>Two North Florida congressmen--Republican U.S. Rep. John Rutherford and Democrat U.S. Rep. Al Lawson--brought back a proposal to help veterans transition out of the service and into the civilian sector. </p>
<p>Back in October 2017, Rutherford and Lawson unveiled a bill creating a grant matching program for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to support organizations that help veterans enter the private sector through job training programs and other training to help them enter the civilian workforce. While the bill cleared the House, it failed to pass the Senate. </p>
<p>The two North Florida congressmen brought it back this month with U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., on board. Other backers include U.S. Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., and U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn. </p>
<p>“Congress has the responsibility to fight for those who fought for us,” said Rutherford on Monday. “I have seen firsthand the huge impact that transition assistance programs have made in my own region of Northeast Florida. When communities get involved and help veterans find stable, long-term employment, we see better outcomes for all. I am proud to reintroduce this critical legislation to help our warfighters better transition to civilian life.”</p>
<p>“When our servicemembers return home, it is critical for them to have access to resources that will make for an easier transition,” Lawson said. “The Veterans Armed for Success Act equips local organizations with the support they need to train our veterans from serving to a professional career. I will continue doing all that I can to guarantee that veterans receive access to the resources and opportunities they rightfully deserve.”</p>
<p>“Our veterans answered the call to defend our nation and protect the liberties and freedoms we enjoy every day,” said Yoho. “When their service is complete, it is essential that their country give them every tool to transition back into civilian life successfully. The Veterans Armed for Success Act focuses on transition assistance for all veterans providing them with the training they need to be successful in the workforce. I am happy to join Rep. Rutherford along with other members of Congress in support of this vital bill to help our veterans.”</p>
<p>“As a combat veteran and Green Beret, I know how hard service men and women train and prepare for our jobs on the battlefield,” Waltz said. “It is also essential for us to train and prepare for our transition into civilian life, but we often need resources and guidance to do so. Our country and our communities are better when our veterans find stable, meaningful employment to support themselves and their families. I’m proud the Veterans Armed for Success Act will provide VA grants to local organizations supporting our heroes’ transitions.”</p>
<p>The bill was sent to the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee. So far, there is no companion bill over in the U.S. Senate.</p>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:58:53 -040063https://yoho.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/north-florida-congressmen-want-to-make-things-easier-when-veteransRep. Yoho Joins Waltz, Rutherford, Lawson, to Reintroduce the Veterans Armed for Success Acthttps://yoho.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-yoho-joins-waltz-rutherford-lawson-to-reintroduce-the-veterans-armed
<p><strong>Washington, D.C. – </strong>Today, Representative Ted Yoho (FL-R) joined Representatives Michael Waltz (FL-R), John Rutherford (FL-R), and Al Lawson (FL-D), to reintroduce the Veterans Armed for Success Act, which passed the House last year.</p>
<p>This bipartisan legislation creates a grant matching program for organizations, such as Operation New Uniform in Jacksonville, that provide job readiness for veterans and their spouses. Eligible programs must display a commitment to ensuring our veterans have the skills they need to transition from warfighter to civilian.</p>
<p>“Our veterans answered the call to defend our nation and protect the liberties and freedoms we enjoy every day,” <strong>said Yoho</strong>. “When their service is complete, it is essential that their country give them every tool to transition back into civilian life successfully. The Veterans Armed for Success Act focuses on transition assistance for all veterans providing them with the training they need to be successful in the workforce. I am happy to join Rep. Rutherford along with other Members of Congress in support of this vital bill to help our veterans.”</p>
<p>“As a combat veteran and Green Beret, I know how hard service men and women train and prepare for our jobs on the battlefield,” <strong>Waltz said</strong>. “It is also essential for us to train and prepare for our transition into civilian life, but we often need resources and guidance to do so. Our country and our communities are better when our veterans find stable, meaningful employment to support themselves and their families. I’m proud the Veterans Armed for Success Act will provide VA grants to local organizations supporting our heroes’ transitions.”</p>
<p>“Congress has the responsibility to fight for those who fought for us,” <strong>said Rutherford</strong>. “I have seen firsthand the huge impact that transition assistance programs have made in my own region of Northeast Florida. When communities get involved and help veterans find stable, long-term employment, we see better outcomes for all. I am proud to reintroduce this critical legislation to help our warfighters better transition to civilian life.”</p>
<p>“When our servicemembers return home, it is critical for them to have access to resources that will make for an easier transition,” <strong>Lawson said</strong>. “The Veterans Armed for Success Act equips local organizations with the support they need to train our veterans from serving to a professional career. I will continue doing all that I can to guarantee that veterans receive access to the resources and opportunities they rightfully deserve.”</p>
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<p>The Veterans Armed for Success Act has five original cosponsors, including Representatives Scott Peters (CA-52) and Collin Peterson (MN-07). </p>
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